Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP120102415

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP120102415

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

What happens to coral reefs without cleaner fish? Marine 'mosquitoes' regularly attack coral reef fish, but are controlled by parasite-eating cleaner fish. Cleaners positively affect reef communities in many ways and this is disproportionate to their tiny size and low density. Their removal for aquarium trades may have staggering effects on reefs. The project will determine how cleaners cause such effects.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 31-03-2016

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $340,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Ecology | Behavioural Ecology | Fish Pests and Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Marine Environments | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |

Other Keywords

Behavioural Ecology | Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Marine Environments | Ecology | Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Fish Pests and Diseases | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)

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